Was Jindal really absent during session?

4:00 PM,
Jun. 10, 2013

Mike Hasten, of the Gannett Capital Bureau, reports on Louisiana government from Baton Rouge.

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Mike Hasten

State lawmakers during the just-closed legislation session - and especially at the end - talked about how they showed their independence from the Gov. Bobby Jindal in assembling a budget of their own.

He was called a "no-show" and remarks were made about how when he "parked" his tax reform package on the first day of the session, he also parked his involvement in the whole affair. "Lame duck" was a term tossed around.

For most, this was a good thing. In past years, governors - especially Jindal - have been criticized for being just short of a dictator. ...